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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 1, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 11:54 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

The French bread gets world heritage status

Yoan Valat, EPA-EFE
Posted at Dec 01 10:55 AM

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that French baguette gets world heritage status. Read more »

French baguettes get UNESCO heritage status

Olga Nedbaeva and Eric Randolph, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 07:19 PM

The UN agency granted 'intangible cultural heritage status' to the tradition of making the baguette and the lifestyle that surrounds them. Read more »

Great Barrier Reef risks 'in danger' World Heritage listing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 10:47 AM

The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia's premier tourist drawcards, and putting it on the in-danger list could substantially tarnish its international allure. Read more »

Yellowstone, Kilimanjaro glaciers to vanish by 2050: UNESCO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 12:31 PM

Glaciers at many UNESCO World Heritage sites including Yellowstone and Kilimanjaro National Park will likely vanish by 2050, the UN agency warned. Read more »

Most murders of journalists go unpunished: UNESCO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 08:12 AM

An overwhelming majority of killings of journalists across the world go unpunished, a United Nations agency reported on Wednesday. Read more »

Cecile Alvarez’s ‘revenge travel’ to Paris for SDGs

Totel V. de Jesus
Posted at Oct 03 09:55 PM

Philippine theater pioneer Cecile Guidote-Alvarez was able to go to UNESCO headquarters in Paris this September to present the successful holding of the Manila Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ResiliArt Earthsaving events. Read more »

PH students back in school, fret about the pandemic’s impact on their future

Rassel Meigan Rodriguez | Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Sep 17 01:03 AM

Millions of university students are back in class in the Philippines, whether in person, online or some mix of the two, in this Southeast Asian country that had among the longest school closures in the world. Read more »

3 million ALS students to get new modules

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 04:37 PM

The DepEd on Friday launched the first batch of new modules for students of the Alternative Learning System. Read more »

Global report bares Filipino kids' poor learning skills

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 08:28 PM

Less than 15 percent of Filipino children can read a simple text at age 10, according to a recent UNICEF report. Read more »

Why more science journalists are needed in these times

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 05:12 AM

A UNESCO official says there is a need to communicate the truth and explain the science behind issues of recent times, particularly the coronavirus. Read more »

World Heritage site Bamiyan artifacts pillaged amid Afghan turmoil

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 14 01:40 PM

It is believed that miscreants took advantage of the confusion that followed the Taliban's takeover of area in the first half of August to loot the artifacts, according to local residents and Japanese archaeologists whose warehouse was also targeted. Read more »

New species of beetles discovered in Mount Hamiguitan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 05:07 AM

Hamiguitan is home to 1,380 species with 341 endemic species, including the critically endangered Philippine eagle and Philippine cockatoo. Read more »

DOST umaaray sa maliit na pondo sa research, development projects

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 09:20 PM

Sabi ni Science Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña sa naging online forum ng Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry Inc., wala pa sa benchmark na itinakda ng UNESCO ang pondong naibibigay dapat sa mga proyekto ng kagawaran.  Read more »

Italy bans cruise liners from Venice, after years of hesitation

Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 01:27 AM

ROME - Italy on Tuesday banned cruise liners from Venice lagoon to defend its ecosystem and heritage, moving to end years of hesitation and putting the demands of residents and culture bodies above those of the tourist industry. Read more »

Great Barrier Reef should be listed as 'in danger', UN panel recommends

Colin Packham, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 22 10:18 AM

The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage Sites a UN committee recommended on Tuesday, prompting an angry response from Australia which said it had been blindsided by the move and blamed political interference. Read more »

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli serenades ancient Saudi city

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 04:36 PM

Against the backdrop of rock-cut tombs and sand-swept ruins, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli regaled revellers on Thursday in an ancient Saudi desert city at the center of the kingdom's tourism push.   Read more »

Art festival amid pandemic? Baguio creatives disagree over how to spend city financial support

Maria Elena Catajan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Apr 01 08:56 AM

Baguio was named to the Unesco Creative Cities Network in 2017. The city’s artists evaluate their performance four years later as the UN body is set to review the designation. Read more »

France's bakers seek UNESCO recognition for the humble baguette

Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 10:28 PM

PARIS - The baguette - a mix of wheat flour, water, yeast, salt and a pinch of savoir-faire and as much a symbol of France as the Eiffel Tower - may soon join UNESCO's listing of cultural treasures.   Read more »

Edukasyon dapat ilagay sa sentro ng COVID-19 recovery: UNESCO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:57 PM

Dapat pahalagahan ang edukasyon pagdating sa pag-recover ng mga bansa mula sa COVID-19 pandemic, sabi ngayong Lunes ng United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Read more »